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Measure Length and Width

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this measuring instructional activity, students cut out a ruler on the page and measure the length and width of given pictures of parcels. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Air Pressure

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Investigate what is pushing on us. An intriguing lesson has pupils calculate the amount of force on various squares due to air pressure. Using the data, individuals create a graph in the third lesson of the Up, Up and Away unit...
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Balancing Act

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify the attributes of various shapes and estimate the weight of the objects. In this geometry lesson, 2nd graders identify the attributes of concrete objects and use a pan balance to weight them.
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Honing in on Hummingbirds

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners explore ruby-throated hummingbirds.  In this cross-curricular hummingbirds lesson, students listen to the book The Mystery of the Missing Hummingbirds and choose related topics to research with a partner. Learners draw or...
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Physics and Me

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders compare and contrast mass and weight. In this physics lesson, 6th graders calculate speed given distance and time information. They construct a rocket and relate this to Newton's 3rd Law of motion.
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Box-and-Whisker Plots

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders measure in feet and inches and convert to explore the relationship between the converted measurements. In this measurement activity, 8th graders use the whisker and box plot to represent the measurement of a cat. ...
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Estimation Challenge

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students calculate the length of the classroom using non-standard units of measurement and estimation. Using a cracker box, they discuss measuring various objects in the room as a class, and independently estimate and measure the length...
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Order Length

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ordering measurements of length worksheet, students observe sets of three pictures and number them in order from shortest to longest. Students solve 9 problems.
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Look At Those Leaves!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners observe and sort tree leaves. In this earth science lesson, students observe the attributes of real leaves and measure leaves using Unifix cubes.
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Math Challenges

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students engage their critical thinking skills to solve challenging math problems. In these problem solving lessons, student work with tessellations, weights/measurement, reasoning, surface area, geometric shapes, and algebraic procedures.
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Liquid Volume and Mass Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 5th
As your scholars become comfortable with liquid mass and volume units, give them these addition and subtraction word problems to help apply the skill. There are no conversion or fraction skills involved. After solving four word problems,...
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Addendum to the Written Curriculum: Measuring Solids

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use standard rulers to measure the length of common classroom items - such as pencils, books, desk tops - in inches and centimeters, and measure weight in pounds. They also answer math questions, such as "How long is the front...
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Measurement

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to a read aloud of Linda Williams, The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything" before discussing Halloween. They measure pumpkins using chains of paper clips to find their length and width. Once they open the...
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Weight Estimation Chart

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students estimate the weight of different objects, weigh them, and write down the differences between the two measurements.
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Weight and Length Measurement Guided Lesson

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
This only has three problems, so consider simply projecting it and doing it with the whole class. First, they examine two baseball bats and circle the shorter one. Then, they consider which of two containers will hold more. Finally,...
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Measures of Center

For Teachers 10th - 11th
In this statistics worksheet, students find mean, median, and mode for 3 problems. They find the mean of summarized data in 2 problems.
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AIR PRESSURE

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners investigate the effects of atmospheric pressure.
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Riding on a Pendulum

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
A comprehensive resource gets fourth grade physical scientists making observations about the period of a pendulum and then applying knowledge to a playground swing. Through seven different stations, they will record observations and...
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Terminal Velocity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners calculate acceleration due to gravity with the measurements of the period of a pendulum or measurements of the time for an object to fall from different heights. They observe and measure the effect of air resistance on the...
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Are You My Little Peanut?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the mass and length of peanuts by pretending to parent a peanut. In this mode, median and range lesson plan students graph their measurements and then use them to find the mode, median and range. Students discuss...
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Aerospace Engineering

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine the physics of rocket flight. They build and launch model rockets to measure their performances.
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Condensation Polymerization: Preparation of Thiokoll® (Polysulfide Rubber)

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
This lab activity is geared toward experienced chemistry learners, in particular, those who are familiar with organic chemistry. They will create a synthetic elastomer  and then make observations and measurements of its different...
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A Weighty Issue

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Want to get your students motivated in science class? Given only a piece of aluminum foil, assign groups the task of designing a "barge" that will support the weight of a bunch of pennies.  The group who is able to put the most...
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Mathematics Vocabulary Cards – Grade 4

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An excellent way to reinforce math vocabulary in your classroom! Seventy-eight posters focus on number and number sense, computation and estimation, measurement, geometry, probability and statistics, and patterns, functions, and algebra.

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